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OffRoaderX

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  1. I would just like to point out that one need not be "a programmer" to setup a UV-5R radio. Investing a few minutes reading some online articles or watching Youtube videos is all you need to learn how to 'program' your radio.  You can even do it all by hand, right on the keypad, no computer necessary.

    Virtually everyone here learned to do it ourselves, and we all have faith that you can too - We believe in you!

  2. 1: YES - you also have to add the correct "TX" or Transmit tone .. The RX/Receive tone is optional

    2: GMRS is not primarily intended to "get into conversations with others" - but if you insist, just call out and ask if anybody wants to talk to you. There is no protocol other than talking normally and using your GMRS callsign at least once every 15 minutes.

  3. 9 minutes ago, Guest Capt Mark said:

    Besides HR or a PO box are there any other ideas for getting my license and not be worried about my home address out there for all the world to see?

    The only other option is to give a fake address, but that violates the rules so either Ham Registry or a PO box are the only FCC-acceptable ways to keep your address private.

  4. 11 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:

    They are also easily overloaded by other radios in close proximity (1/2 mile or less)

    Although overload is a real thing, after testing LITERALLY every GMRS handheld manufactured in the last 5 years, I have never, EVER, NOT ONCE seen any overload/desense issues unless the radios were closer than about 75 feet, an 90% of the time they had to be closer than 25 feet or so.

    To claim that overload is an issue at up to a 1/2-mile, on its surface, seems like a preposterous over-exagguration, based on my very extensive testing. But that's just my experience.. 

  5. 3 hours ago, WRXB215 said:

    ...starting out with ham radios is going to make it a little LOT more difficult...

    Fixed that for you.

    For someone that is already at least vaguely familiar with what repeaters are and how they work, its a "little" more difficult.. For someone that knows absolutely zero about nuthin, it is going to be a LOT more difficult.

  6. All of your radios are H.A.M. radios, so they probably won't be able to transmit on the GMRS repeater.. But, if they are unlocked, you can ignore the 'output' tone until you know what you're doing, and just use the input tone by entering that in your repeater-channel setup which will be specific to each radio.

    You have a lot to learn - there are no simple, quick answers.. Unless you had real GMRS radios, then it is actually pretty simple and quick to use a repeater.. but you have H.A.M. radios.. sooo... 

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